The Barcelona terrorist attack three weeks ago was horrifying. It left 13 dead and over 100 people injured. The weapon of choice? A van. A ‘vehicle-ramming attack’ is one of the stealthiest forms of terror attacks due to the difficulty of its prevention. Those who are planning to carry out an attack using this militant …
Posts Tagged: British Muslims
17 Dec 2016 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
The Louise Casey review: JAN Trust’s Response
A report reviewing integration of ethnic minority communities in the U.K., authored by Dame Louise Casey, was published this week. The report concluded that local communities were becoming divided and minority communities were increasingly segregated from wider social life. This report identified the vital need for greater ESOL provision for minority communities, a recommendation which …
01 Dec 2016 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Resistance to Extremism Starts at Home
In October 2013, five young men fled the UK to go to Syria to fight for the Islamic State. The boys were recruited online through manipulative use of social media and well-produced recruitment videos. They were caught on CCTV whilst boarding a flight to Turkey on the onward route into Syria, where they planned to …